Lawn-border trimmer.



c. M. RICHARDSON.

LAWN BORDER TRIMMER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 4, 19|?.

1,274,784 Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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Patented Aug. 6, 1918.l 2 sIIEET's-SIIEET 2 III. IIII IIJ L IIHIHIIIIIIIIIIII lllllllllllllllllllll Il Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll J atboznuf AAppnatin-iinaiofi'wbe4, 1917.v seal ne. 194.790. A

Toall fww'mz'tmaycncemj;y'A y n, Be it known that L; CLABENQE M- Bice- ARDSON; l a oitizenof ther United Statesgfresiding at Cleveland, Yin Ythe ojunty' of Guyahoga and Stateof QhioLhave inventedoertain nevvand useful-Improvementsin Lawn- Bordel-Trimmers i vvhich ther'fllovving is a speeication. This inventionfrelates. tokirn rovernentsfi devices for {grilli-Aiming the'bor ers'lofwlavvns, and for] ylike purposes, arid h gfr Q n ,0f its objects to improve the construction .and

' increase the efficiency and, utility of deviees of this character. ,y n Y VAnother objeetof the invention to pro"- drfca device vrherebv @acting rotary'.- Cuters. utilized wrom the @dee of the lawn `and t0 @ut the grass end ther grQWthS and therebyformV a s'ynfirnetrial `edge to the lawnf or par-kvvay andto decreasetlie vlabor necessaryl to :accomplish the desired results.

invention` consists eertainnovel f eaturesk 5 lovin., @heel-imei@ einem@ Fig-f 81S @detached fidr'Spr/Gtvfe" rief' "ef thecomned-shqand 'gethriigtmemberp Figs. 9 and 10 are detaehed views ofthe -10ire1tvrQtarye11tter-2- 1 s The fi'illroved; devi@ disposed-y gathering g .me

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directed Combined slio'eand lovvef menviber, and a yieldably"siqijgiorted floiver rotary cutter carried by tlie slifoe' :andi 'coacting f with the .positively rotated upper cutter; l 7

1* Lf 9.1.:1 /fifJ'-.Li yThe supporting irameA comprlses side meinbers 10-4-1-1 arranged in lparallel relation and, conneote'd by*V base4 Web- 12v having-'its forward end. 13 -eurvingj upwardly. The body 4portionof ,the eonneot'ingfvveb '121s spaced above lthe lovverline of the' sideinembeiillnjm; VN.. 7. Thefshoe portion xof the deviee 'isrepre sented as a Whole at 141:V and is attahed. tothe loyvverfpart f of Vthe' sideflrnember 11' -by any suitable means, for instance by lsorevvs T15'. At itsl forward/end theshoe *is* jeointedfas sliovvn at 16, andreduedtovvardits rearend as sliovvn 'in Fig.k `v 2. V The Aside'f rne'in'bers 10- 11 arejbrinedjvvith bearings to Support the shaftsbf the driving meehaism/fof the of. theyvhel las illustrated in 3. Tlie shaft, 19,15 extended ma ,the interior of the Vlvrg'tf-ztion- -Wheel 724i' and is provided i vvithf al tlie'afiiproved y .device fandA 'eomprises al1-swt SS through which ser bow Se? @peintes th Seit: 10.0111 being tapped ,fntelfh lside l1 of theF iframe. By 'this arrangement theA 216 operates to :ei'e'tu'ahy y support the outerfend of tub shaft22.

@faire eee@ '24 is preferably 'roughened or formed with ground engaging ribs.

Another set of bearings, .represented aty 34-35, are formed upon the Vside members 10-11 and support another stubfshaft-36v carrying an idler gear 37 in constant engagement with themain driving gear 20. i

lExtending forwardly of the side member 11 of the frame is a projection 41 having.

its lower face inclined rearwardly and downwardly toward the member 11 and forms an upper gathering device which coperates withethe inclined vportion 16 of the shoe to gather the material to .be severed and oonduct it into proper position to be severed by the cutters. y

' The inner face of the shoe 14 is provided with a recess 47, and extending through thel body of the shoe is a bearing 48 communi.- eating at one end with the'recess. i

Mounted for rotation by -a stud 49 in the bearing 48 is a smaller rotary cutter V50 which overlapsthe adjacent portion of the rotary cutter 38 for a short distance as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Theedges of the cutters 38 and 50 are beveled asshown with their larger faces overlapping, to produce the requisite shearing action.

` .'Ihe aXial line'of the bearing 48 is slightly oblique to the axial line of the shaft 39, as shown in Fig. 4 so that the stud 49 operates at a corresponding angle to the' shaft 39, hence the smaller cutter 5,0 will also operate ata slight angle to the larger cutter 38, to improvethe shearing action@ y Y The bearing 48 extends entirely: through the shoe 14 and is provided at thefouteren'd with a screw plug 51, and ldisposed between Vtheinner end of the stub shaft -49'andthe plug 51 iS LV-spring 5,2. 'By this means the stub-jshaftis maintained yieldably vin positionvand holds the smaller cuttervO in yieldableengageme'nt with the larger cutter 38. It will be noted that the lower line V of the lshoe 14 isaconsiderable distance below the lower line or path ofv thel tractionwheel 24, so;y that while the wheel` 24 andthe web 12 travel uponvthe -s'od'or". ground at the edge of the path, the shoe together with'the4 cutters will operate below the line of theground upon which-the traction wheel travels.Y e

A guard or shielding band '52 connected to the couplingweb member 12.-,-13 and leX- tends overthe exposedgears;A

' In operating the improved devicetheshoe form' and even-edge to the lawn. f

' The improved device operates quickly, accurately" and eihciently to produce a uniformi edge to a lawn and with a marked'decrease in labor and the saving of time, as the device operates as fast as a man can wall; in pushing the implement. A i

The sizes of the gears are proportioned to produce a very rapidrotation of the cutters, andthe dimensions may be varied :required. l v Having thusJ described the inventiomwhat is claimed as new is: I

In a lawnborder trimmer, a support A including a projection having arearwardly and downwardly inclined lower face and constituting an upper gathering member, a bearing shoe extending laterally from the frame and having the upper face of its forward portion inclined upwardly and rear-- wardly and constituting a lower gathering member coacting with Vthe upper gathering member, an upp'errotary cuttercarried by said support, a lower-rotary cutter carried byfs'aid shoe and coacting with the upper l'rotary cutter',i andV meansV carried by said support for driving said upper cutter. j

2.111 alawn border trimmer, a support including a projection having a rearwardly and downwardly inclined lowerl face and kconstituting an upperY gathering-member, a traction wheel carried by said frame, a bearing shoe extending laterally from the frame and having v`the '.upper face of litsforward portion inclined upwardly Yand rearwardly and constituting a lower gathering member coacting'with the upper gathering member, anupper rotary cutter carried bysaid'sup'- port,1 a lowerprotarycutter carried by, 'said .shoe 'coacting with-'the y'upperrotary cutter, and means for' transmitting motion from Vsaidutraction wheel Yto said upper cutter.l i" v i. 3.. In alawn border trimmer, a supporting frame'including.spaced'side members and a connectingfweb, a'stub shaft supported at `oneend .by one ofsaid side members, a tractioii'wheel vmounted'ujgion said stub shaft,'a

` yoke? frame' including a handle socket; and

spaced arms,4r saidarms being pivoted re- 'spectively to said stub shaftr andto one of said frame sides', an *upper rotary cutter vcar- Qriefdfby said frame, meansY connected with said 'traction wheel? to "drive said cutter, a

bearing shoe extending laterally of said frame, and a lower rotary cutter carried by said shoe and coacting with the upper rotary cutter.

4. In a lawn border trimmer, a supporting frame including spaced side members. and a connecting web, a stub shaft supported at one end by one of said sidemembers, a traction wheel mounted upon said stub shaft, a yoke frame including a handle socket and spaced arms, said arms being pivoted respectively to said stub shaft and to one of said frame sides, means for vadjusting said yoke frame relatively to said supporting frame, an upper rotary cutter carried by said frame, means connected with said traction wheel to drive said cutter, a bearing shoe extending laterally of said frame, and a lower rotary cutter carried by said shoe and coacting with the upper rotary cutter.

5. In a lawn border trimmer, a supportin frame including spaced side members an a connectingweb with one side member depending below the line of the web, an upper rotary cutter carried by said frame members, means carried by the frame for rotating said upper rotary cutter, a bearing shoe extending laterally from the depending portion of said frame member, and a lower rotary cutter carried by said shoe and coacting with the upper rotary cutter. y

6. In a lawn border trimmer, a supporting frame including spaced side members and a connecting web'with one side member deand downwardly inclined face and constituting an upper gathering member, an upper rotary cutter carried by said frame members,Y

means carried by the frame for rotating said upper rotary cutter, a bearing shoe extending laterally from the depending portion of said frame member and having its forward portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly and constituting a lower gathering member coacting with the upper gathering member, and a lower rotary cutter carried by said shoe and coacting with the upper rotary cutter.

7. In a lawn border trimmer, a support including a projection having a rearwardly and downwardly inclined lower face and constituting an upper gathering member, a bearing shoe extending laterally from the frame and having the upper face of its forward portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly and constituting a lower gathering member coacting with the upper gathering member, an upper rotary cutter carried by said support, a stud mounted for rotation with its` axial linel obliquely to the axial line of the upper rotary cutter, a lower rotary cutter carried by said stud, and means carried by said support for transmitting motion to said upper cutter.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

CLARENCE-M. RICHARDSON. [1.. s.;

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